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Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dutchbrit » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 9:13 PM UTC

johnpattiyson wrote: post #10

johnpattiyson wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I go to the website. See a big black call to action button, so I click it. Maybe without reading the text first. Nothing happens. I get that if I drag and drop files then click it does stuff, but it needs to do something, anything, whenever it's clicked.

Also, the upload progress screen flashing by is alarming for very small files. Either wait a second before showing it, and so skip it for small files, or keep it on screen for at least a second even if it's done.

Will add to ToDo list, I could even look at the file size before going to the upload progress part (Unless user is using Internet Explorer). If smaller than x kb/mb => show an alternative uploading message

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by mastofact » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 10:28 PM UTC

Looks nice.

All I can think of is a quick custom 404 page or some less cryptic exceptions rather than the PHP errors/notices when a file is not found.

Suggestion: file deletion? private? (This may be abused?)

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dutchbrit » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 10:32 PM UTC

mastofact wrote: post #12

Looks nice. All I can think of is a quick custom 404 page or some less cryptic exceptions rather than the PHP errors/notices when a file is not found. Suggestion: file deletion? private? (This may be abused?)

404: Great point, I should add a 404 - regarding errors, I need to catch these better in the next release.

File deletion is in the pipeline, with user registration. And also file download stats.

Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download?

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by mastofact » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 10:48 PM UTC

dutchbrit wrote: post #13

mastofact wrote: post #12

Looks nice. All I can think of is a quick custom 404 page or some less cryptic exceptions rather than the PHP errors/notices when a file is not found. Suggestion: file deletion? private? (This may be abused?)

404: Great point, I should add a 404 - regarding errors, I need to catch these better in the next release. File deletion is in the pipeline, with user registration. And also file download stats. Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download?

> Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download?

That's what I was thinking. However, maybe people shouldn't be posting sensitive files up there in the first place anyhow. I just worry when someone randomly guesses a link and stumbles upon an "sensitive" file.

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dutchbrit » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 10:59 PM UTC

mastofact wrote: post #14

dutchbrit wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

404: Great point, I should add a 404 - regarding errors, I need to catch these better in the next release. File deletion is in the pipeline, with user registration. And also file download stats. Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download?

> Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download? That's what I was thinking. However, maybe people shouldn't be posting sensitive files up there in the first place anyhow. I just worry when someone randomly guesses a link and stumbles upon an "sensitive" file.

Maybe encrypting a file with blowfish too?

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by benregn » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 5:40 AM UTC

Seems a bit similar to http://ge.tt/ - They also feature a drag-and-drop uploading, with 2GB for free, user registration and an API with wrappers for a few languages. Two features from them that you should maybe consider is a) to automatically start uploading when files are dropped on the site and b) if no file has been dropped on the site and the user clicks the upload button, present them with a file chooser.

Otherwise, nice job. I like the simplicity of the design, but it is a bit bottom heavy because of the big, black button.

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dinkumthinkum » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:36 AM UTC

benregn wrote: post #16

Seems a bit similar to http://ge.tt/ - They also feature a drag-and-drop uploading, with 2GB for free, user registration and an API with wrappers for a few languages. Two features from them that you should maybe consider is a) to automatically start uploading when files are dropped on the site and b) if no file has been dropped on the site and the user clicks the upload button, present them with a file chooser. Other…

I think he has a better domain though. :)

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dholowiski » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 6:55 PM UTC

dutchbrit wrote: post #4

inovica wrote: post #3

That looks interesting. What about the expenses of the server?

Currenty, I'm running on a dedicated server, $100 a month. Looking at getting Hetzner's XS 29 (1 or 2) to start off with. http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/xs29

That looks good, just be careful of "Unlimited"(astersik) bandwidth. You're likely to find out what the (astersik) means pretty quickly. I believe the term you want is "unmetered", if your service gets popular.

Re: Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files

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Post by dutchbrit » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:16 AM UTC

dholowiski wrote: post #18

dutchbrit wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Currenty, I'm running on a dedicated server, $100 a month. Looking at getting Hetzner's XS 29 (1 or 2) to start off with. http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/xs29

That looks good, just be careful of "Unlimited"(astersik) bandwidth. You're likely to find out what the (astersik) means pretty quickly. I believe the term you want is "unmetered", if your service gets popular.

What they mean with unlimited: We will permanently restrict the connection speed to 10 Mbit/s if more than 10,000 GB/month are used (the basis for calculation is for outgoing traffic only. Incoming and internal traffic is not calculated). 1 Gbit/s speed can be optionally restored by committing to pay 6,90 € (incl. VAT) per additional TB used.